RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
Saint Petronilla (Aurelia Petronilla) is an early Christian saint. She was venerated as a virgin martyr. She died in Rome at the end of the 1st century. Petronilla is traditionally identified as the daughter of Saint Peter, though this may stem simply from the similarity of names.…
Nun and martyr. Born to a noble family, she was orphaned in her youth and eventually became a nun at Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey) at the monastery of St. Anastasia. Above the Bronze Gates at Constantinople was a bronze icon of the…
He spent almost his entire life as a monk in England and is known primarily for his many writings. He entered the monastery at Wearmouth at the age of seven and later moved (perhaps as one of the founders) to…
St. John the Russian was born approximately in 1690 in Ukraine. Having come of age, he was recruited to the army of Peter the Great and took part in the Russo-Turkish War (1710–1711). During the war, he was captured prisoner and sold to slavery…
by Vladimir Moss Early Years Our holy Father Dunstan was born in the village of Baltonsborough, near Glastonbury, in about the year 909. His parents were of noble stock, and were called Herstan and Cynedritha. When the saint was still…
Saint Patrick lived during the first century and was bishop of the city of Prusa in Bithynia (Asia Minor). He openly and boldly preached Christ the Savior and denounced the error of the pagans. Therefore, he and the priests, Acacius,…
Glyceria was the daughter of a Roman governor. Becoming impoverished after her father’s death, Glyceria settled in Trajanopolis in Thrace. During the reign of the nefarious Emperor Antoninus, Glyceria was taken to offer sacrifices to the idol of Jupiter [Zeus].…
He was born of barbarians Saint Christopher is one of the most popular Martyrs. He is loved and honoured in the east and west. He holds a great position within our church’s Saints (agiologion). However, nothing indicated that this man,…
Akathist to theHoly Apostle and EvangelistJOHN the Theologian Kontakion 1 Chosen from fisher nets for the preaching of the Gospel, and from catching fish to catching men into the light of the true knowledge of God, O great Apostle, disciple,…
by Dr. Vladimir Moss Our holy Father John was born of noble parents at Harpham, Yorkshire in 640. As a youth he studied the Holy Scriptures, Church music, Greek and Latin in the famous school of Saint Adrian at Canterbury,…
